Z Friends & Staff Posts
Colombia’s government and one of its main rebel forces, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc), have agreed to give peace another…
Europe is different, as we are often reminded. The general wisdom is unlike the United States’ unconditional support for Israel. European countries…
Justin Podur, author of Haiti's New Dictatorship (Pluto Press 2012, BTL Books and Palgrave-Macmillan co-publishers) discusses Haiti and the book at Concordia…
World-renowned political dissident, linguist, author and MIT professor Noam Chomsky joins us to discuss his recent trip to the Gaza Strip, where…
In Malaysia, a small group of community activists are busy at work developing projects that benefit most vulnerable members of Palestinian society…
The 2012 elections may prove to have been a watershed in several different respects. Despite the efforts by the political Right to…
Foreign policy played a minor role in a presidential election that focused on jobs, jobs, jobs. But like it or not, the…
As one-half of a dedicated (if contrarian) union household, I received multiple copies of the California Labor Federation’s official voting guide before…
The polls had pointed to a very close election, and those of us who gathered around a television set here in a…
It was worth staying up ‘til 2 am last night to hear Barack Obama’s victory speech. The brother sure can bring it…
Even a single night in jail is enough to give a taste of what it means to be under the total control…
With speculation now centered on how Superstorm Sandy's impact may affect the U.S. election result, the final presidential debate, which focused on…
Having recently returned from Pakistan meeting with drone victims, on November 4 my partner Tighe Barry and I were having a leisurely…
What did Hurricane Sandy teach us a week ago, here in South Africa, just as $30 billion of state funds is being…
If one were to rank a list of civilization's greatest and most elusive intellectual challenges, the problem of "decoding" ourselves — understanding…
The October 19th passing of noted labor activist Jerry Tucker sent shock waves throughout the labor movement. Whether one was a reform…
The tradition of radical pamphleteering in North America is as old as Thomas Paine and his distinguished predecessors in the struggle for…
Hamas vs. Fatah, vs. Egypt If the new Egyptian leadership thinks it is possible to achieve lasting reconciliation between rival Palestinian factions…
Much of New Jersey, New York City and elsewhere definitely got hit very hard by Superstorm Hurricane Sandy yesterday: several feet of…
“Mirwais, son of Hayatullah Haideri. He was 1½ years old and had just started to learn how to walk, holding unsteadily to…
Occupy Strategy – Interview with Michael Albert by Occupy Radio on Mixcloud
It is ironic, way beyond ironic really, that the Nation’s Capital—and the entire Northeast– is staring down the barrel of an incredibly…
In the week when President Obama and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney debated issues of foreign policy and the economy, we turn…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has reinitiated a dialogue with the FARC. Talks began in Oslo and will continue in Havana. The…
“Should we fail to act now on the climate front, the world will likely become so nasty and brutish that the possibility…
Noam Chomsky explains how public opinion and political policy differ and why often undecided voters vote for policies that are opposite public…
Michael Albert is visiting England next week to promote IOPS (International Organisation for a Participatory Society). Duvinrouge asked him some questions. duvinrouge – Michael, you…
The Electronic Intifada’s Rami Almeghari sat down with Chomsky in Gaza City to talk about his views on the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, the Palestinian…
Peter Hallward: I’d like to start by asking you about some of your basic philosophical principles, starting with your understanding of human…
The world will soon enter the sixth year of the Great Recession, and there is no end in sight. In the United…
When a ruling party in any African country sinks to the depths of allowing its police force to serve white-dominated multinational…
US elections are manifestly linked to the Middle East, at least rhetorically. In practical terms, however, US foreign policies in the region…
Whether or not progressives should support Obama in 2012 is not only a matter of whether Obama would be better as president…
On Sunday October 28, Michael Albert will be participating at an IOPS Welcome Event to introduce the interim International Organization for a Participatory Society…
The world stood still 50 years ago during the last week of October, from the moment when it learned that the Soviet…
Gregory Wilpert a German-American sociologist who earned a Ph.D. in sociology from Brandeis University in 1994. Between 2000 and 2008 he lived…
Four years ago, when Barack Obama was running against John McCain for the Presidency and when the climate crisis was not as…
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Talk at the Event, Celebrating the One Year Anniversary of the Occupy Movement, and Against the Continuing U.S. War Against Afghanistan; Localization…
In a rather unusual left publishing event, Michael Albert, Mandisi Majavu, Mark Evans, Jessica Azulay, and David Marty have simultaneously released three books that…
Talk at the Event, Celebrating the One Year Anniversary of the Occupy Movement, and Against the Continuing U.S. War Against Afghanistan; Localization…
In the northwest corner of Africa, an on-going conflict against an occupation could be entering a new stage. The Western Sahara, known…
With the quadrennial presidential election extravaganza reaching its peak, it’s useful to ask how the political campaigns are dealing with the most…
Address to the Muslim Youth Movement 40th Anniversary Conference, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, September 30, 2012. At a time when popular…
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Michael Albert is co-founder of Z Magazine, ZNet and South End Press, and a founder member of IOPS – the international organization for a…
A neighbor of mine, of many years ago from a Gaza refugee camp, was a sacrilegious person par excellence. Unemployed like most…
Noam Chomsky’s latest books are Occupy (Zuccotti Park Press) and Making the Future: Occupations, Interventions, Empire and Resistance (City Lights Publishers). RICARDO LEZAMA: Have you heard…
“This is no winter now. The frozen misery Of centuries breaks, cracks, begins to move; The thunder is the thunder of the…
Almost 18 months after the onset of popular democratic protests, the Syrian revolution increasingly resembles a bloody marathon with no clear finish…
